Smooth Sailing

The belly mower though does have it's place, up close and personal, tight trimming etc. Jimmy glad you like it....I first thought the weight was a little much but really it hugs the ground Also mows my bank really nice. I decided to leave the belly mower on added ballast and that works fine.

After pulling a Landpride AT72 behind my 67 1020 for almost 30 years i can tell you its still easy to scalp with the landpride. When I bought my 2038 i went with the 72D with command cut. I would say the finish cut on the pull behind is nicer on flat lawns but i would not go back to it if I had to. The current setup I have now is more compact and quicker to get started. Mine was the side discharge because the rear was not manufactured at that time. I replaced the gear box twice over the 25 years and the drive shaft also twice. The gear box from Landpride was not too Bad priced the first time 380 and the second time around 420. The drive shaft i just bought a generic one off the web. I still have the mower and only used it once since I had my 2038, mainly because i like using the 2038 more than the 1020, dont get me wrong but i love the 1020 its just hard for a fat old man to climb into the seat. In 2012 I almost traded for a rear discharge but decided to buy the new gear box and save my money. The Landpride Finish mowers are about the nicest out there even if big Orange bought them.